aleusianacht88 said:
How was V lighthearted? the world was still in jeopardy at the hands of a madman.
Armageddon is a theme that could never be taken lightheartedly. |
Sure it can. Compare the movies "Armageddon" and "The Road". One of those is lighthearted and the other is not.
I can't really comment on Final Fantasy V or the newer games, but armageddon is not really an inherently serious theme because the average joe can't wrap his head around it. Something like murder or rape is a much more serious theme because it's personal...although a fair number of black comedies have turned murder around. Still, armageddon? It's a topic you can easily play with to either extreme especially if the negative outcome can still be prevented by your heroes - as it always can be in most video games.
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